R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
Classic, Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Literary Adaptation
Runs May 02 – Jun 15, 2025
Written by Bo List (adapted from the play by Karel Capek)
Directed by Brian Pastor
A World Premiere!
In 1920, Karel Čapek’s early science fiction classic R.U.R. coined the term “robot” and looked ahead to the wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence decades before it was cool to worry about such things. “Rossum’s Universal Robots” (“R.U.R.” for short) is a mysterious island factory that manufactures artificial human beings, run by the eccentric scientist Harry Rossum. When Helena Glory arrives to advocate for the rights of these machines, a series of events is set into motion that sees Harry and Helena married against the backdrop of a global robot uprising.